Remanufactued Ammo in a new gun??

6GunJustice

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Just wondering about using remanufactured ammo in a brand new gun (eg: Wolf Bullets, Combat Masters)? I noticed that some in EE specifically mention the number of 'factory' rounds thru the barrel. Just made me wonder if it matters . . . should I try save money with the reman, or is it wise to stick with new factory ammo in my brand new shiny gun.

I'm assuming that reman ammo simply means 'reload', correct?

I'm also assuming that reloading brass (myself) from 'reman' ammo could quite likely not be a good idea (you don't know how many reloads the bras has already been thru)?

6Gun
 
Factory reloads from a quality source like Combat Master and Wolf are fine, you will not have any issues with the quality of the ammo. The only problem with them is they are often very slow at responding to emails and/or delivering product.
 
Great - that is nice to know! Very attractive prices!

So does one keep the brass and sell it back to them or to reload myself? How can I tell if the brass is tired and should not be used again?

Beginner at this - sorry if these are really noobish questions.

6Gun
 
When it comes to relaods or new factory, they all work well in my 45, i have the same jams with factory or reloads, and not that many, last time i shot, I fired 100 wolf 45acp, and had only one jam, the exstractor did not pull the casing out, other than that i will use wolf
 
As far as using factory ammo rather than reloads, I think people are suggesting that one stay away from reloads say from a gun show. Who knows who reloaded them and if they are safe or not so why take a chance.

However reloads from a known, quality reloading company are a different story. Not a problem.
 
Wolf and Combat masters ammo (Wolf Hoffman and Kurt Thomas) sell federally approved loads/ ammunition. I have been shooting Kurts ammo thru my pistols (STI Edge,...Tanfoglio Limited Custom and Stock2 ,..HK USP,..P30-L, CZ Shadow.etc...)..and it has worked 100%.
 
RobSmith said:
Just don't use your own reloads for a gun's first test drive.
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Why on earth not - I have had several pistols that have not, nor will they ever get factory rounds. Assuming you're a responsible individual and exercise proper diligence, the ammunition produced at home should be of higher quality than factory ammunition.
 
6GunJustice said:
How can I tell if the brass is tired and should not be used again?
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There are more things to look out for with rifle brass, but with handgun brass it's pretty straightforward. Handgun brass dies one of two ways. Either it's cracked at the mouth (which you'll see during basic visual inspection) or the primer pocket has gotten too enlarged to safely seat a new primer (which you'll notice when seating the primer).

Otherwise there's nothing to worry about.

Robmcleod82 said:
You cant reload as cheap as you can buy combat masters ammo
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Sure you can.

RobSmith said:
Just don't use your own reloads for a gun's first test drive.
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Why the hell not?
 
Because in the unlikely event that your firearm malfunctions, breaks, or even KBs because of a factory defect, you haven't voided the warranty by shooting non-standard ammo thru it. And you still have the brass, partial box, packaging, AND invoice from the ammo you have fired thru it to prove it when you try to demand a replacement .....

ian_in_vic said:
Why on earth not - I have had several pistols that have not, nor will they ever get factory rounds. Assuming you're a responsible individual and exercise proper diligence, the ammunition produced at home should be of higher quality than factory ammunition.
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RobSmith said:
Because in the unlikely event that your firearm malfunctions, breaks, or even KBs because of a factory defect, you haven't voided the warranty by shooting non-standard ammo thru it. And you still have the brass, partial box, packaging, AND invoice from the ammo you have fired thru it to prove it when you try to demand a replacement .....
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Oh, yeah OK I guess that makes sense. I wouldn't have thought about that, but then I've never had an issue with a new (or used) firearm that would require factory intervention.
 
Other folks reloads. Bought some 9mm that was really pathetic. I suppose it works in a handgun but after releasing the trigger, half the magazine still went through my gun before it shoved the bolt back far enough to catch the sear.:eek:

Still, when one is shooting .455, factory ammo is bloody expensive, so I have to reload.
Same for .45LC and 38 S&W
 
6 Gun:

I tried sending spent brass back to Wolf: depending upon the caliber (38 or 40, anything relativey common), it is less expensive to have Wolf supply the brass than for you to package up the used stuff and send it back.

LGH
 
Thanks a million everyone - answered all my questions and more! I don't know why I would pay premium prices for factory ammo then . . . might be able to afford to shoot a .45 after all! Sounds like they are hard to get a hold of though, so I better get on it!

6Gun
 
"...means 'reload', correct?..." Yep, but done commercially.
"...using remanufactured ammo in a brand new gun..." Doesn't hurt 'em a bit.
 
+1 for Combat Masters. Top quality product at an unbeatable price. Bought 9mm and .45 from him, never a problem.
Does anyone know when he is getting the 44 mag and the 357 mag?? I cant wait any longer!!!!!
:cheers:
 
6GunJustice said:
Thanks a million everyone - answered all my questions and more! I don't know why I would pay premium prices for factory ammo then . . . might be able to afford to shoot a .45 after all! Sounds like they are hard to get a hold of though, so I better get on it!

6Gun
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If you start shooting .45 or some other less common size rounds then definetly collect the brass. Even if you don't ship it off to some reloading outfit there's likely someone in your area that would pay you a bit for it so they can reload it for themselves. The .38Super shooters in this area are total nutz about collecting their brass.

Also even reloaded .45 is expensive enough that you may want to look at getting into reloading sooner or later. And having a bucket of brass already would then be a good thing.
 
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